Custom Forged Blocks, Rectangles & Flats

Great Lakes Forge is your custom forging block manufacturer. Our state-of-the-art block forging processes are ideal for a wide range of industries and applications. With over six decades of experience, we have the knowledge and expertise to create custom large blocks of steel to your exact project requirements.

If you have questions regarding our block manufacturing processes or services, please contact us or give us a call at 800-748-0271. Great Lakes Forge is your trusted source for forged steel block manufacturing services.

What are Forged Steel Blocks?

Forged alloy steel blocks are considered a raw supply product, even though they have been extensively worked and refined to improve the properties of the metal. The blocks themselves are not a finished product; instead, they are used by machine shops and manufacturers to create a finished part.

Forged Steel Block Capabilities

As a premier custom forgings manufacturer, Great Lakes Forge produces blocks, rectangles, and flats in stainless, carbon, and alloy steel. Our customers count on us for quick, on-time deliveries of our forged and milled products, including stainless steel blocks and forged flats.

We take immense pride in working closely with our customers who have established repeat size and blanket orders of forged blocks, rectangles, and flats. Our established ordering and shipping processes help protect our customers from fluctuating steel costs while maintaining delivery releases. Our customers have found that they enjoy working with a smaller company like Great Lakes Forge, thanks to our increased flexibility over more extensive facilities.

Custom Forged Block, Rectangle & Flat Advantages

Rectangle and flat forged steel blocks are often preferred to standard straight from the mill plate or bar steel stock due to the process's inherent advantages, including greater impact strength.

Stainless steel forging block is valued for several beneficial performance advantages it provides in high-pressure environments, applications in which corrosion resistance is essential, and any application in general that requires greater strength or longer life out of the finished parts.

Some advantages of forged blocks, rectangles, and flats from Great Lakes Forge include:

• Quickest lead times in the industry
• Wide range of stainless, carbon, and alloy steels
• Milling capabilities that bring the product closer to size at reasonable costs
• Quality controlled heat treating that produces a consistent product
• Testing capabilities to ensure quality and adhere to your requirements
• Ideal for prototypes and short-run situations
• Produce sizes that aren’t available in plate or bar stock

Forged Steel Block Material Options

Since our base stainless steel forged blocks material is of better quality than bar stock, our customers receive the finest forged steel blocks, rectangles, and flats available. At Great Lakes Forge, we have the inventory and the capabilities to create forged steel blocks with carbon & alloy steels at maximum size capacities, including:

• 1045
• 4140
• 4150
• 4340
• 15-5 VAR
• 17-4 PH
• 316
• 304
• Custom 450
• 13-8 MO
• 303
• 440 C
• Nitronic 50

As a custom forged blocks, rectangles, and flats manufacturer, we can also create steel blocks in smaller sizes in any of the over 100 materials we work with, including multiple grades of stainless steel. Contact us for more information or request a quote on forged steel blocks today!

Custom Forged Steel Block Industries Served

At Great Lakes Forge, we provide premium forged steel blocks to industries throughout the globe. Our steel blocks offer the structure and support for numerous industries, including:

• Pump
• Aerospace
• Service Centers
• Oil & Gas
• Power Generation
• Marine
• Mining
• Food Processing
• Press Building and Press Repairs
• Special Machine Builders

Additional Steel Forging Services

At Great Lakes Forge, our state-of-the-art forgings processes create unique products, parts, and shapes for all industries and applications. With over six decades of experience, we have the knowledge and expertise to make custom forged parts based on your project’s exact specifications. Great Lakes Forge also offers several additional services to improve the quality and value of our forged steel blocks, including:

• Quench-and-Temper Heat Treating
• Rough Turning
• Ultrasonic Testing
• Mechanical Testing

Contact Great Lakes for Forged Steel Blocks today 

Great Lakes Forge Provides advanced steel forged block manufacturing services for a wide range of industries and applications. Contact us with any questions that you may have regarding our forging processes for large blocks of steel, or request a quote today.